Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 October 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Gulika Kalam 06:25 to 07:50. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Yamaganda 13:31 to 14:56.00061218Moonset 11:09Moonrise 21:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 October 2046

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 13:34, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:25 to 07:50
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:41
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:09
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:31 to 14:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 13:34 · Shashthi until 14:02 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:18, then Ardra until 22:12 Sun
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:52 Sun, then Shiva until 02:52 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:34 · Gara until 01:52 Sun · Vanija until 14:02 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiThursday 25 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday 27 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 26 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.